michael-donkor
Track Record by George the Poet review – Black artistry and home truths
The spoken word artist and podcaster’s hybrid of social history and rallying cry is heartfelt, if occasionally hectoring
Michael Donkor
05, May, 2024 @12:00 PM
Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin review – tales of the country
This playful encore to a much-loved series moves from San Francisco to a grand English estate
Michael Donkor
13, Mar, 2024 @7:30 AM
‘You’re gay, sir, innit?’: As a teacher, I kept my sexuality a secret – until I couldn’t
Would coming out to my pupils start a useful conversation – or spark chaos?
Michael Donkor
09, Mar, 2024 @11:00 AM
Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh review – sublime coming-of-age tale
A young man learns how to love in a hostile world in this debut from Nigeria
Michael Donkor
17, Feb, 2024 @7:30 AM
Good Material by Dolly Alderton review – anatomy of a breakup
Comedy, compassion and Insta-stalking in the tale of a thirtysomething standup’s relationship anguish
Michael Donkor
16, Nov, 2023 @11:00 AM
Family Meal by Bryan Washington review – sexploits and ennui
A deep dive into the friendships, hardships and sexual abandon of twentysomething queer life
Michael Donkor
01, Nov, 2023 @9:00 AM
Shark Heart by Emily Habeck – the man who turned into a shark
This high-concept romantic debut explores the experience of facing life-changing and life-threatening conditions
Michael Donkor
17, Aug, 2023 @8:00 AM
A House for Alice by Diana Evans review – a follow-up with fire and fury
London life after Grenfell is powerfully portrayed in this sequel-of-sorts to Ordinary People
Michael Donkor
12, Apr, 2023 @8:00 AM
Deep Down by Imogen West-Knights review – grief and laughter
This immensely funny debut from the author behind the cult Twitter account @BougieLitWoman unravels the complicated tenderness and shared history of a brother and sister
Michael Donkor
09, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February
Critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments
Michael Donkor, Lan Samantha Chang and Guardian readers
28, Feb, 2023 @3:59 PM
A Spell of Good Things by Ayòbámi Adébáyò review – a nation in crisis
Violence simmers beneath restrained prose in the follow-up to Stay With Me, a portrait of domestic strife and political tensions in Nigeria
Michael Donkor
08, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM
1000 Coils of Fear by Olivia Wenzel review – an energetic debut
This self-interrogating first novel explores the vertiginous experience of living in contemporary Germany as a queer woman of colour
Michael Donkor
14, Dec, 2022 @9:00 AM
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